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Helm & Heart Collective

🌷 Fine Art Wedding & Motherhood Photographer
📍 Based in Nagambie
🕊️ Serving Goulburn Valley, Melbourne & beyond
helmandheartcollective.com

Hi, I’m Alysha — a mother, wife, and hopeless romantic with an eye for sentiment and beauty. My lifelong love of art and photography has taken me through the finest galleries of Europe into the quiet rhythm of motherhood, where I found my true inspiration. Through Helm & Heart, I create more than photographs — I honour the sacred bond between mother and child, preserving their connection as timeless, heartfelt art.

02/05/2026

Sneak peeks for the sweetest couple and the most golden sunset 💛

Since launching, I’ve poured so much time and energy into building something that feels intentional, elevated, and truly centred around my clients. Creating a seamless, thoughtful experience—where you feel genuinely held every step of the way—has been such an important focus for me.

Alongside that, I’ve been refining my style with each session, curating archival fine art prints and albums, and laying the foundations for what’s to come.

Moving forward, I’m centring my focus on two meaningful pursuits: bringing my full website to life and intentionally crafting a portfolio that reflects the depth, emotion, and beauty I feel so inspired to create. It feels as though I’m closing one chapter and finally beginning the next.

I’m so ready to spend less time behind the computer and more time behind the camera. This weekend reminded me just how much I love connecting with new people, allowing my creativity to flow, and witnessing the profound beauty of life and love.

If you’ve been thinking about having photos taken, I’ll be releasing a small number of special portfolio sessions soon. I can’t wait to connect with and create something beautiful for more mothers and couples 🌿

31/03/2026

Little love portraits for Tayla 💘

Little girls, so full of life — big feelings, quick shifts, playing one minute, arguing the next… and then suddenly sitting side by side, quietly colouring like nothing ever happened, completely in their own little world.

With Mother’s Day coming up, I keep thinking about how rarely mums are actually in these memories.

I know it can feel daunting stepping in front of the camera — especially in a postpartum season, after so much change, when you might not quite feel like yourself again yet.

But I also know this — one day you’ll wish you had more photos of you and your babies. And they will too. Time doesn’t wait for us to feel ready, and this stage — as full as it is — is gone before you know it.

They’re not seeing the things you’re worried about. The version of you right now is the one they know and love. You’re their mum.

What they’ll see is the way you look at them, the way you hold them, the way you love them.

Mother’s Day Sessions are open — the perfect time to honour your love, your patience, and the everyday sacrifices you make for your children. Step into the frame and let these moments be captured forever 🤍

24/03/2026

🕊️ MOTHER’S DAY MINI SESSIONS WITH HELM & HEART COLLECTIVE 🕊️

Hello dear mothers,

I wasn’t sure I’d pull this together in time—but here we are 🌷

If you’ve been meaning to book your Mother’s Day photos, I’ll be offering a small number of mini sessions, held at my private residence in Goulburn Weir (park-side setting). These sessions are designed to be intimate and connection-based, with a natural, organic backdrop.

Dates:
Wednesday 22nd April
Saturday 2nd May

Breastfeeding most welcome — imagery is such a beautiful way to honour your feeding journey.

Packages available:
Mini Chapter — $100
• 5 digital images

Mini Keepsake — $145
• 8 digital images
• Fine art 13x18cm print

Mini Memoir — $175
• 12 digital images
• Fine art 20x30cm print

Galleries will be delivered before Mother’s Day, and you’ll be able to select your favourite image for print.
Full gallery upgrades will also be available.

Early Booking Bonus:
Receive $15 off when you reserve your session by 5pm Friday, 27th March.

These sessions are intentionally designed for motherhood-focused imagery, rather than full family portraits. Partners are welcome for maternity sessions.

To enquire, simply send me a DM and I’ll send through the available time slots 🤍

05/03/2026

Some snaps and client images from my time at the Shepparton Baby & Toddler Expo🕊️

I photographed four beautiful micro sessions, met the sweetest little souls and their darling mothers, and had the joy of sharing my work in a public space for the first time. My own little ‘debut’.

Thank you to everyone who came to say hello, to my clients who booked my sessions, and to Born Maternity for hosting such a fabulous event for our community.

This experience confirmed something for me — I adore photographing in this rhythm. Welcoming multiple mothers and little ones into my space, remaining immersed in that creative flow all day, connecting again and again.

When time is gently limited, it doesn’t restrict the connection — it distills it. What fills the frame is honest and deeply felt. Straight to the heart of my work.

I’ll soon be hosting Mother’s Day Mini Sessions. I’ll be creating an outdoor setting, blending vintage lace and overflowing greenery under natural light. Details will be released very soon. DM me to secure first access and early-bird pricing🌷

03/02/2026

2025 Summer Solstice with Wise Women Retreats 🌞

On December 21st, I spent five hours with this women’s circle, gathering in celebration of light, renewal, and new beginnings — and witnessed some of the most vulnerable, heart-opening moments I’ve ever had the privilege to document.

This gathering was guided and held so beautifully by Claire & Lyn of Wise Women Retreats. Their way of holding space — grounded, confident, and unafraid of their own vulnerability — allowed every woman in the room to sit with her struggles and share deep from the heart. The safety, trust, and care they created was palpable. It’s something I felt too, even as the observer. During the cacao ceremony, the collective weight of emotion in the room was impossible not to feel.

Summer solstice arrived as a strange storm in the middle of an otherwise perfect stretch of summer weather. What was meant to be held in the Glenmaye gardens had to be moved indoors instead, and the house we gathered in felt like it was where we were meant to be all along — Moroccan lamps, greenery spilling through every corner (a very fun challenge to edit), and grand stone hallways full of artwork (designed by a woman, of course) 🌧️

When I was first figuring out what I wanted my business to be, I knew I wanted to work with women across all stages of life. Women’s circles were something I imagined would come later — but I’m so grateful this experience arrived when it did. It reaffirmed my focus: honouring the sacred stories of womanhood, in ritual, in community, and in gatherings like these.

The full preview of this gallery is now live on my portfolio website. And truly — more events like this, please. I’ve already signed up to Claire & Lyn’s email list, and I’m patiently waiting for the right gathering to attend myself. If you’ve been curious about attending a women’s circle or retreat (a weekend in Torquay, anyone?), I could not recommend them enough. Please do check out their website and give them a follow — they are doing truly magical work 🔮

06/01/2026

The first of my print samples! 💛
Gallery boards and fine art prints, crafted locally in Brunswick, Melbourne.

I include three 10 × 15cm fine art prints with every session (your choice of border or no border). These are printed on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, a cotton paper with a lightly defined felt structure. As though your portrait was hand painted, they have beautiful depth and painterly texture.

The gallery boards I have chosen especially for the Shepparton Baby & Toddler Expo on 8 February, where I’ll be offering micro motherhood sessions (stayed tuned!) and taking orders for 20 × 30cm gallery boards. Printed on premium fine art matte paper and mounted between a bevel-cut 2mm mat and backboard, these pieces are designed to be displayed on a shelf or mantel or put into a custom frame. A simple yet beautiful way to turn your photographs into tangible art ✨

I am very pleased with the quality of my first round of prints and cannot wait to sample more products!

01/01/2026

I have big intentions for the year ahead 🤫

2025 was the year of the snake — a shedding of old skin, an unveiling of new pursuits. The birth of my business, my baby growing into a toddler, and a passion finding its way home to me.

My cup is full.

In 2026, the fire horse arrives — and I let what’s been gathering move, expand, and overflow.

I cannot wait 🔥

20/12/2025

Emina — an angel on earth.
Divine. Radiant. A muse, indeed 🎨

In her words:
“Alysha made the whole experience so welcoming from the very start. This was my first time doing anything like this, but she made me feel so comfortable and confident.

Alysha takes her time to really understand you, and what feels right for you, within her creative approach. Her sessions are one of a kind — tailored to you, the whole experience beautiful and calm. She captured the essence and beauty of not only myself, but my family as well.

The look of love and happiness that a photo can capture is so magical. My daughter will one day look back on these images and see how much she was loved, even before she was here."

These words have melted my heart. This is my intention, my goal, and my motivation.

I cannot wait to hold this space for more women ✨

13/12/2025

Motherbaby love 💗 with Liss & Milo

Photographing a mother and child is such an intimate experience. Their love radiates through the room — their bond knows no bounds. And how beautiful it is to be invited into such a space.

As a mother, your body is your baby’s home. You are their safety. Your consistency in responding to their needs forms the foundation for how they relate, regulate, explore, and feel secure in the world. In our current climate, raising grounded, secure humans has never been more crucial.

Photographing these moments matters. There is emotional labour in every response, every interaction, every moment being held. Mothering doesn’t rest — whether you’re going through crisis, overwhelm, or cutting molars. Mothering is constant.

What an honour and a privilege to witness these intimate, invaluable moments, and reflect them back to you.

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Nagambie, VIC
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http://helmandheartcollective.com/

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